Sailing

Ted Hood Regatta returns this weekend
12 Aug

Ted Hood Regatta returns this weekend

Laurie FullertonSailing, Sports
This coming weekend marks the 9th annual Storm Trysail Club Ted Hood Regatta taking place at the Eastern Yacht Club. The Ted Hood Regatta was established in 2017 by the Storm Trysail Club’s Marblehead Station to honor Marblehead's famous sailmaker and 1974 America's Cup winner Ted Hood. The regatta this year will feature both an exciting one design event as the 2026 Finn Masters’ North America Championship will take place starting Friday, Aug. 14 with 21 Finns from around the United States and Canada attending.…
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NEWS IN BRIEF: Harbormaster updates, food drive, town surveys
10 Aug

NEWS IN BRIEF: Harbormaster updates, food drive, town surveys

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Community Resources, Community Service, Local News, Sailing
The Current welcomes 150- to 200-word submissions to News in Brief. Send them to info@marbleheadnews.org.   Harbor updatesThe Harbor and Waters Board approved a new policy requiring off-season boating liability insurance for vessels moored in Marblehead Harbor from Nov. 1 through April 1. “It covers any damage that a boat incurs on people and property,” Harbormaster Mark Souza explained.  This boat crash into Stramki’s Pier last winter has prompted new off-season insurance requirements in Marblehead.  COURTESY PHOTO / MERYL THOMPSON  The vote was prompted by…
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Classic yachts, enduring traditions take center stage in Marblehead 
09 Aug

Classic yachts, enduring traditions take center stage in Marblehead 

Laurie FullertonSailing, Sports, Top Stories
A total of 27 boats took part in the 27th annual Corinthian Classic this past weekend, competing in a pursuit race format across five classes ranging from vintage and classics to spirit of tradition and modern classics. The event featured a winning boat from France — the gaff cutter Viola, owned by Kostia Belkin, in the vintage class — as well as a first-place finish in the modern classic division by Jud and Cindy Smith aboard the Farr 44 Africa B Squad. The Corinthian Classic…
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Corinthian Classic continues Sunday with 27 boats
09 Aug

Corinthian Classic continues Sunday with 27 boats

Laurie FullertonSailing, Top Stories
A total of 27 vintage, classic and modern classic boats are taking part in the Corinthian Classic this weekend. Yesterday's Pursuit Race offered some great competition amongst the fleet with both the visiting yachtsmen from France on board Viola sailing very well, finishing second across the line with Jud Smith on board the Farr 44 Africa B Squad finishing first across the line. The corrected time is divided by fleet, so Viola is leading in the vintage classic division and Smith is leading in the…
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Corinthian Classic to feature international crew aboard Viola, representing Monaco
08 Aug

Corinthian Classic to feature international crew aboard Viola, representing Monaco

Laurie FullertonSailing, Sports, Top Stories
The Corinthian Classic, a longtime Marblehead favorite, returns Saturday, Aug. 8, and Sunday, Aug. 9, celebrating vintage and classic yachts in Marblehead Harbor. With nearly 30 boats registered, every entry has its own story. This year, however, one international crew from France is expected to be among the highlights. "Every Corinthian Classic is outstanding and unique, for sure. This year will be incredibly special as we have the honor of hosting Viola, a 49-foot gaff cutter designed by the famed William Fife III and built…
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EDITORIAL: Celebrating a maritime mecca
28 Jul

EDITORIAL: Celebrating a maritime mecca

Marblehead Current Editorial BoardCurrent Editorials, Opinion, Sailing
From Hollywood to Boston Harbor and last weekend’s Race Week 2026 Regatta, this month has been a nonstop love fest for local sailors of all stripes — and for anyone who loves a good salt-sprayed adventure yarn or colorful parade of sails, onshore and off. A cinematic reimagining of Homer’s “The Odyssey” — arguably the greatest seafaring saga of all time — appeared in theaters in mid-July and quickly reached blockbuster status. Then Sail Boston 2026 brought more than 50 of the world’s most awe-inspiring…
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Youth shine in Marblehead’s Junior Race Week
27 Jul

Youth shine in Marblehead’s Junior Race Week

Grey CollinsSailing, Sports, Top Stories
On July 20, before Race Week brought hundreds of people to Marblehead to compete on the waves, Marblehead’s youngest sailors took center stage at Junior Race Week. The annual youth regatta drew 170 sailors from around Marblehead and the North Shore. Ages from eight to 18, the kids sailed in Optimist and 420 class sailboats and participated in 12 races outside of Marblehead Harbor over the three-day regatta. Young sailors compete in Marblehead's Junior Race Week July 20-23. CURRENT PHOTOS / GREY COLLINS The conditions…
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Hometown sailors prevail at Marblehead Race Week nail-biter
26 Jul

Hometown sailors prevail at Marblehead Race Week nail-biter

Laurie FullertonSailing, Sports, Top Stories
The final day of competition at Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series at Marblehead Race Week delivered on its reputation for being a highly competitive event where often the winner is not decided until the final day or even the final leg of the last race. Featuring 10 classes,100 boats and over 200 sailors, the 137th Marblehead Race Week lived up to its reputation for down to the wire racing — especially for Rhodes-19 winners Charlie Pendleton and James Raisides of Marblehead on Bad Hombres.…
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‘Nothing between you and the wind’: Race Week 2026 preview 
16 Jul

‘Nothing between you and the wind’: Race Week 2026 preview 

Grey CollinsSailing, Sports, Top Stories
For more than a century, Marblehead Harbor has transformed into one of New England's premier sailing venues. This July, that tradition continues as sailors of all ages prepare for the 137th annual Race Week, with hundreds of competitors from Marblehead and across New England set to fill the waters off the town's coast for its signature sailing event. First established in 1889, Marblehead Race Week has long served as the centerpiece of the local sailing calendar and has been part of Marblehead's sailing community for…
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